In terms of his understanding of the Ancient Gods, Klein knew no less than many High-Sequence Powerhouses. After all, behind him was the City of Silver that had continued from the Second Epoch to the present, where the corresponding myths were passed down and many influences remained.

As far as he knew, the Phoenix Ancestor Gray Carrie was the so-called Ancient Death God. She was severely injured by the Sun God who was eaten by the King of Angels, the Creator of Silver City, and she was shattered and perished at the end of the Second Epoch.

However, His influence did not disappear, and some traces still exist until the present era, because He is the creator of the underworld!

The City of the Dead... "Unknown Souls"... Ancient Gods... This sounds very dangerous... Klein looked at the radio receiver in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Da da da, the illusory white paper spits out another piece:

“Besides these, I don’t know much else.

"Great Master, I have a suggestion, would you like to hear it?"

That’s a good question… Klein collected his thoughts and nodded slightly.

"explain."

The radio receiver's ticking sound suddenly became brisk, and a line of words soon appeared on the illusory white paper:

"You can ask Red Light El Moria about questions about Calderon."

In the end, I still can’t get around the “red light”... Klein nodded slightly and asked:

"Will it be dangerous if I unmask 'Admiral of Hell' Ludwell?"

"No!" A firm and resolute word jumped into Klein's eyes.

That's good... He thought for a moment and said:

"That's all for today."

"Great master, wise master, wait a minute or two, and someone will look at you with attention! Your loyal servant Arrodes awaits your next call, goodbye~" The radio receiver's ticking sound did not hesitate at all.

One or two more minutes? Why didn't you say so earlier? Klein was startled, as if he had seen the countdown of a time bomb. He quickly used the materials on the altar that had not yet been dismantled and put away to perform a sacrificial ceremony and threw the radio receiver into the gray fog.

After doing all this and confirming that there were no unusual changes around him, Klein asked his secret puppet Ludwell to step aside, avoid the front, and take off the silver-white mask on his face.

A deep, pale light burst out, but it was not as exaggerated as what Klein had seen the last time he fought Ludwell. It only covered a very small area around it, like a candle that was about to burn out.

At the same time, the cold and gloomy feeling of the nearby jungle that disappeared when the radio receiver was sent back above the gray fog reappeared, with an indescribable but soul-stirring sense of horror.

This reminded Klein of the cemetery and the legendary underworld.

After waiting for a few seconds and seeing no additional abnormal outbreaks, he asked another secret puppet, "Winner" Enzo, to go around to the front of "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell and carefully observe the face that had been covered by the mask for a long time.

The face lacked flesh and blood, the skin was tightly attached to the bones and had no color at all, transparent as crystal.

Under the "crystal", indescribable transparent shadows are flowing rapidly, sometimes merging with the skull, sometimes shrinking in the gap and appearing on the teeth.

If it were the first month or two after he came here, Klein would definitely be scared to death by the appearance of the "Admiral of Hell", but now, he has seen too many weird-looking out-of-control people and mutants, and he would not be shaken by such an appearance.

After another round of "research", Klein completely figured out Ludwell's status.

This is all due to the special nature of the "gatekeeper":

After reaching Sequence 5 and becoming a "Gatekeeper", the Beyonder can use his body as a cage, creating his own "Underworld" that can hold a certain number of souls, the dead, and natural spirits. He can thereby gain various unique abilities and possess powerful helpers. He no longer has to carry an army of the undead with him wherever he goes, which is very eye-catching.

This has evolved into stories about "ghosts behind the scenes" in many folk legends.

Another meaning of "gatekeeper", which is also the most ancient meaning, is to guard the "underworld" within the body, preventing the souls contained in it from escaping, and to make use of them. This is also symbolized by an illusory door that opens opposite to each other.

After the "ancient god of death", the phoenix ancestor Gray Carrie opened up the underworld, she granted a small amount of authority in the field of death to all the "gatekeepers", allowing all the extraordinary people in this sequence to gain a certain degree of strength improvement.

The reason why "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell always wears that mask is because he contains a powerful underworld creature. On the one hand, this creature is used by him, and on the other hand, it erodes his body and transforms him into a half-undead, half-human being. At the same time, this creature is always instinctively connected to the underworld, trying to open the door and return there.

This, combined with the ability and authority of the "Gatekeeper" himself, and the amplification of the Ring of Death, allows "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell to enlarge the "Gate of the Underworld" and directly drive the "Black Tulip" in.

Half undead, half human... No wonder Ludwell dared to enter the underworld. A real living person couldn't survive there for even a second... Well, that underworld creature gave him the special ability of partially transforming his body into a ghost, and he could extract other people's spirits from a distance. I encountered this before... Klein suddenly realized something and asked the "Admiral of Hell" to put on the silver-white mask again.

The function of this mask is to soothe the soul, allowing the underworld creatures in Ludwell's body to be in a relatively calm state most of the time.

After resolving his doubts, Klein turned his attention back to the altar.

He is going to try to "contact" the seven lights of the spiritual world.

In this regard, there are special mystical rituals and corresponding spiritual rituals to choose from. After consideration, Klein chose the latter because in the mystical ritual, he has to open his heart and spirit and contact the pointed existence, so as to gain certain knowledge, power, help or spiritual experience, which will cause his own thoughts and secrets to be opened to that existence.

As for the spiritual communication ritual, there are two types: direct communication and requesting the other party to descend. Because the status of the Seven Lights in the spiritual world is extremely high, Klein cannot guarantee that the other party will respond according to the requirements of the ritual. Therefore, although he wanted to "communicate" through a long-distance conversation, he also made additional preparations for "descending" to show his sincerity.

After lighting the three candles and dripping in liquid substances such as peppermint essential oil, Klein took out a paper figure and placed it on the altar as a carrier for the "descending spirit". If there is no similar object, the target of the prayer will "descend" on him, just like when Danitz asked "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina to descend. There are two situations. One is that the possessed person loses consciousness completely and is controlled by the corresponding existence to answer other people's questions. The other is that the possessed person remains awake and can control certain parts of the body, so as to ask and answer questions with the descender. The simplest example is that one can speak with the mouth and the other can control the hand to write.

Klein quickly completed the first part of the ceremony, stepped back, opened his mouth, and chanted in ancient Hermetic language:

"I!

"I pray in my name:

"I pray to communicate with the 'Eternal Light of the Spirit World, the Incarnation of Endless Knowledge, the Red of Authority and Will'..."

The biggest difference between this spiritual ceremony and normal ones is that you cannot pray to the gods. Whether it is the "Goddess of Night" or the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom", their names cannot appear in the ceremony, otherwise it will inevitably lead to failure.

From a mystical perspective, this means that the seven lights of the spiritual world do not belong to or serve any one deity.

As words that could communicate with the spirit of nature were uttered one by one, Klein saw the three candle flames expand at the same time, and merged into one with a slight crackling sound, as if a door of light had opened.

The area around the altar suddenly became quiet and dark, and pairs of inexplicable eyes looked over from different places.

A cold wind blew violently, and all the objects on the altar, except for the three candles, floated into the air. Among them, the paper man stood up shakily, and its surface was suddenly stained with a rich, bright red color that was not bloody at all.

"Hello." Klein recalled some of the mystical books about the seven lights of the spiritual world and spoke according to the correct interaction model he had summarized.

He acted as if he were dealing with a teacher.

The bright red paper figure's head moved slightly, and an illusory but majestic voice uttered:

"Hello."

Pretty polite... As expected, the spiritual communication turned into a spirit visit. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance... Klein had all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind, and he said sincerely and respectfully:

"Sir Al Moria, I have something I want to ask you."

“You can just call me El Moria. Go ahead.” The paper figure floating in the air seemed to be competing with Klein to see who was more polite.

"I want to know the information about Calderon City." Klein did not change his attitude. After all, there is a saying in the Foodie Empire that the more courtesy you give, the less blame you will get.

The bright red, almost transparent paper figure hesitated for two seconds and said:

"May I know your purpose?"

Klein did not hide anything and said frankly:

"Hunting spirit world predators."

The paper man's head moved slightly and said:

“It is indeed only easy to find in Calderon City. In other places, the Spirit World Plunderer is like a drop of water entering the ocean. It is very difficult to distinguish. Even I can only find it occasionally and cannot lock it for a long time.

"Some of them are active in the core area of ​​Calderon City, and a small number are scattered in the outer layer. As long as you don't try to go deep, there is actually not much danger. Unfortunately, some special things there prevent us, the Seven Lights, from entering. Otherwise, we can still provide some substantial help."

"Is that the kingdom of the ancient god Gray Carrie?" Klein was certain in his heart and asked a confirming question.

The red paper says:

“Yes, the ancient god of death hoped to revive with the help of this ‘City of the Dead’, but he failed utterly, and the power was taken over by the god of death Balam.

"However, this also makes Calderon City even more dangerous, because the arrangements left by the ancient gods have undergone changes after their failure. I don't know exactly what they have become."

I see... Klein nodded imperceptibly and asked several questions from different perspectives, all of which he received relatively satisfactory answers.

…………

Bayam, outside a house near the port.

Alger and Admiral of the Stars Cattleya were patiently waiting for the people inside to enjoy dinner.